''Phos'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of sea snails, marine gastropod

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...

s in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Nassariidae The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. "Dog whelk" also refers to '' Nucella lapillus''. Shell descripti ...

.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205873 on 2017-11-22

Taxonomy

This genus was treated within family

Buccinidae The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Buccinidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. A ...

. It was moved to family

in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozouet, P., & Bouchet, P. (2016). "The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea)". ''

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal of evolutionary biology and phylogenetics. The journal is edited by E.A. Zimmer. Indexing The journal is indexed in: * EMBiology *Journal Citation Reports *Scopus ...

'' 99: 337-353.

Species

Species within the genus ''Phos'' include: * † '' Phos acuminatus'' (K. Martin, 1879) * '' Phos alabastrum'' Fraussen, 2003 * '' Phos armillatus'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * '' Phos blainvillei'' Deshayes in Bélanger, 1832 * '' Phos borneensis'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1859 * '' Phos boucheti'' Fraussen, 2003 * '' Phos brigitteae'' (Stahlschmidt & Fraussen, 2009) * † ''

Phos bruneiensis ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...

'' Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018 * '' Phos crassus'' Hinds, 1843 * † '' Phos cuspidatus'' (K. Martin, 1879) * '' Phos cyanostoma'' (A. Adams, 1850) * ''

Phos dedonderi ''Phos dedonderi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropo ...

'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * ''

Phos deforgesi ''Phos deforgesi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks. Description The length of the shell attains 12.7 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Coral Sea The Coral Se ...

'' Fraussen, 2003 * ''

Phos deprinsi ''Phos deprinsi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Phos deprinsi (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...

'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * ''

Phos dumalis ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...

'' (Philippi, 1851) * ''

Phos durianoides ''Phos durianoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas ...

'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * ''

Phos elegantissimus ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' Hayashi & Habe, 1965 * † ''

Phos estotiensis ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...

'' Lesport & Lozouet, 2021 * ''

Phos fasciatus ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...

'' A. Adams, 1854 * ''

Phos ganii ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...

'' Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020 * ''

Phos geminus ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...

'' Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020 * ''

Phos gemmulifer ''Phos gemmulifer'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.MMolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Phos gemmulifer Kilburn, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' Kilburn, 2000 * '' Phos gladysiae'' Melvill & Standen, 1901 * ''

Phos hastilis ''Phos hastilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod m ...

'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * '' Phos hayashii'' Shikama, 1977 * ''

Phos hirasei ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1913 * ''

Phos idyllium ''Phos idyllium'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phos idyllium (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005). Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * ''

Phos intactus ''Phos intactus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks and the like. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phos intactus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005). Accessed through: World Register of ...

'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * '' Phos ladoboides'' Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020 * ''

Phos laevis ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...

'' Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 * ''

Phos liui ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespe ...

'' (S.-Q. Zhang & S.-P. Zhang, 2014) * '' Phos lucubratonis'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * ''

Phos makiyamai ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' Kuroda, 1961 * '' Phos miculus'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * ''

Phos minutus ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' Schepman, 1911 * ''

Phos monsecourorum ''Phos monsecourorum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.{MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phos monsecourorum (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005). Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * ''

Phos muriculatus ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...

'' Gould in G.B. Sowerby, 1859 * ''

Phos nigroliratus ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' Habe, 1961 * ''

Phos nitens ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1901 * ''

Phos nodicostatus ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' A. Adams, 1851 * ''

Phos opimus ''Phos opimus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phos opimus (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...

'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * ''

Phos pulchritudus ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020 * '' Phos pyladeum'' Kato, 1995 * ''

Phos retecosus ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' Hinds, 1844 * † ''

Phos roseatus ''Phos roseatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks. Description Distribution This species is distributed in the Red Sea, South Africa, the Mascarene Basin, the Philippines and ...

'' Hinds, 1844 * '' Phos roycei'' M. Smith, 1938 * '' Phos rufocinctus'' A. Adams, 1851 * ''

Phos scitamentus ''Phos scitamentus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ma ...

'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * ''

Phos sculptilis ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' Watson, 1886 * '' Phos senticosus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Phos temperatus'' Fraussen & Poppe, 2005 * '' Phos testaceus'' Fraussen, Galindo & Rosado, 2020 * '' Phos textilis'' A. Adams, 1851 * '' Phos textus'' (Gmelin, 1791) * † '' Phos thayerae'' M. Smith, 1936 * ''

Phos tsokobuntodis ''Phos tsokobuntodis'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This cl ...

'' (Fraussen & Poppe, 2005) * ''

Phos usquamaris ''Phos usquamaris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phos usquamaris (Fraussen, 2005). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' (Fraussen, 2005) * ''

Phos vandenberghi ''Phos vandenberghi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links= ...

'' Fraussen & Poppe, 2005 * '' Phos varicosus'' Gould, 1849 * ''

Phos verbinneni ''Phos verbinneni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the true whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Phos verbinneni (Fraussen, 2009). Accessed through: World Register of Mari ...

'' (Fraussen, 2009) * ''

Phos virgatus ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' Hinds, 1844 * † ''

Phos woodwardianus ''Phos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae.Bouchet, P. (2015). Phos Montfort, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php ...

'' K. Martin, 1884 ;Taxa inquirenda: * ''Phos adamsi'' Petit de la Saussaye, 1853 * ''Phos plicatus'' A. Adams, 1859 * ''Phos scalarioides'' A. Adams, 1851 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Phos adelus'' Schwengel, 1942: synonym of ''Parviphos adelus'' (Schwengel, 1942); synonym of ''

Antillophos adelus ''Antillophos adelus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nassariidae The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropo ...

'' (Schwengel, 1942) (original combination) * ''Phos articulatus'' Hinds, 1844: synonym of '' Metaphos articulatus'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''Phos bathyketes'' Watson, 1882 : synonym of '' Antillophos bathyketes'' (Watson, 1882) * ''Phos chazaliei'' Dautzenberg, 1900: synonym of ''

Antillophos chazaliei ''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. Taxonomy This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Loz ...

'' (Dautzenberg, 1900) * ''Phos cumingii'' Reeve, 1846: synonym of '' Strombinophos cumingii'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Phos elegans'' Guppy, 1866: synonym of '' Antillophos elegans'' (Guppy, 1866) * ''Phos elegantissimus'' Hayashi & Habe, 1965 : synonym of ''

Antillophos elegantissimum ''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. Taxonomy This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozoue ...

'' (Hayashi & Habe, 1965) * ''Phos gaudens'' Hinds, 1844: synonym of '' Metaphos gaudens'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''Phos grateloupianus'' (Petit, 1853): synonym of '' Antillophos grateloupianus'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1853) * ''Phos hirasei'' Sowerby, 1913 : synonym of ''

Antillophos hirasei ''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. Taxonomy This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozoue ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby, 1913) * ''Phos laeve'' Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961 : synonym of '' Antillophos laeve'' (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961) * ''Phos laevis'' Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961: synonym of '' Antillophos laevis'' (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961) * ''Phos makiyamai'' Kuroda, 1961 : synonym of '' Antillophos makiyamai'' (Kuroda, 1961) * ''Phos minutus'' Schepman, 1911 : synonym of ''

Antillophos minutus ''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. Taxonomy This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Lozoue ...

'' (Schepman, 1911) * ''Phos naucratoros'' Watson, 1882 : synonym of '' Antillophos naucratoros'' (Watson, 1882) * ''Phos nigroliratus'' Habe, 1961 : synonym of '' Antillophos nigroliratum'' (Habe, 1961) * ''Phos nitens'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1901: synonym of '' Antillophos nitens'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1901) * ''Phos plicosus'' (Dunker, 1846): synonym of '' Nassarius speciosus'' (A. Adams, 1852) * ''Phos pyladeum'' Kato, 1995 : synonym of ''

Antillophos pyladeum ''Antillophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae. Taxonomy This genus was treated within family Buccinidae. It was moved to family Nassariidae in 2016.Galindo, L. A., Puillandre, N., Utge, J., Loz ...

'' (Kato, 1994) * ''Phos retecosus'' Hinds, 1844 : synonym of '' Antillophos retecosus'' (Hinds, 1844) * ''Phos spinicostatus'' A. Adams, 1851: synonym of ''Phos blainvillei'' Deshayes in Bélanger, 1832 * ''Phos textilus'' ic synonym of ''Phos textilis'' A. Adams, 1851 * ''Phos unicinctus'' (Say, 1826): synonym of ''

Engoniophos unicinctus ''Engoniophos unicinctus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae.WoRMS (2010). ''Engoniophos unicinctus'' (Say, 1826). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...

'' (Say, 1826) * ''Phos varians'' Sowerby, 1866: synonym of ''Phos textus'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Phos varicosus'' Gould, 1849: synonym of '' Antillophos varicosus'' (Gould, 1849) * ''Phos veraguensis'' Hinds, 1843: synonym of '' Antillophos veraguensis'' (Hinds, 1843)

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